The best dramas of 1956

37 dramas from 1956, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. The King and I Score 83.5 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 72 · Romance, History, Drama
  2. The Ten Commandments Score 81.6 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 82% · Drama, History
  3. Giant Score 79.1 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 84 · Drama, Western
  4. The Man Who Knew Too Much Score 66.2 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 76 · Thriller, Mystery, Drama
  5. A Man Escaped Score 63.1 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 100% · Drama, Thriller
  6. The Killing Score 62.5 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 91 · Crime, Thriller, Drama
  7. Aparajito Score 61.5 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 96% · Drama
  8. Invasion of the Body Snatchers Score 60.6 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 92 · Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
  9. Somebody Up There Likes Me Score 60.0 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 86% · Drama
  10. Friendly Persuasion Score 56.4 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 73% · Drama, War